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CHOWING DOWN AND JUMPING UP Over a dozen children took part in the watermelon eating contest at this year’s Aboriginal Day celebration at Voght Park. The contest was just one activity during the full day of family-friendly fun celebrating aboriginal culture, which also included powwow dancing, a water balloon toss, teepee raising, bingo, and music by the Travelling Spirit drum group. Emily Wessel/Herald

Hotel development gets OK from councilA new hotel is one step

closer to setting up shop in Merritt after city council approved a development per-mit application at its regular meeting on Tuesday.

The unanimous decision to approve the permit means a 46-room, 40,000-square-foot Comfort Inn and Suites could break ground within the month, proprietor Lalli Randhawa said.

Randhawa, who also owns Bob’s Mini Mart, hopes to have the hotel operational by November.

“That’s the plan, but

when you line up people, the plans usually change,” he said over the phone from Edmon-ton, where he was meeting with prospective builders. “Most of the work is already done, I’m just lining up one after another and very soon it’s going to be breaking ground.”

The four-storey building will also house a pool and an 80-seat restaurant, and the application also lists 33 more rooms in a phase two of con-struction.

The restaurant alone will be 3,000 square feet. Rand-hawa said he has not decided what restaurant will go in the complex yet.

He said he’s getting into the hotel business because in his 30 or so years in Merritt, he has seen the need for a higher-end hotel in town.

“I thought that Merritt really needs an upgraded hotel with a convention cen-tre, good-looking rooms,” he said.

“It’s going to be one of

the best hotels in the Kam-loops and Merritt area. Even Kamloops doesn’t have this.”

Randhawa said it’s been a dream for him and his wife Jasbir to own a hotel, and after purchasing the land a few years ago, the timing is right.

He said nothing will change with Bob’s Mini

Mart.Construction of the hotel

complex represents a $3 mil-lion investment in Merritt, development services man-ager Sean O’Flaherty told council at its June 24 meeting.

Randhawa said the con-struction phase will employ between 10 and 15 people for about a year, and running the hotel and restaurant could open up between 20 and 25 jobs.

The hotel will be located just east of the Game On Pub near the Coquihalla Highway interchange.

At the meeting, Coun. Mike Goetz asked if Merritt would have enough electri-

cal power to support such a building.

O’Flaherty said BC Hydro has no concerns at this point.

Randhawa said he’s thankful to the city staff and council for their support.

Coun. Neil Menard was absent from the meeting.

There are over 140 Com-fort Inns across Canada.

Surrey-based JM Archi-tecture, which specializes in hospitality and mixed-use architecture, is working on the project. That firm designed the Holiday Inn and Suites in Kamloops and the North Kamloops library development.

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With winter runoff at its tail end, there is no more concern of the Nicola River flood-ing this summer, City of Merritt emergency program co-ordinator Sky McKeown told the Herald.

He said the river is still flowing fast and is cold, and said people who may enter it this coming weekend need to be aware of that.

The Nicola River is flowing at about nine cubic metres per second, which is about double the rate it flows in the latter half of the summer. Flood rates show the river flow-ing at about 35 cubic meters per second, he said.

“It’s definitely not raging by any means – it’s two and a half,

three feet lower than it was – but it’s still mov-ing along fairly quickly and the temperature of it is quite low,” he said.

He said the flow rates should remain stable or lower in the coming weeks.

McKeown said people should do some scouting to look out for log jams if they plan to go tubing down the Nicola or Coldwater Rivers.

“People need to be aware of chang-ing river conditions,” McKeown said.

Art show reception a go this eveningThe Courthouse

Art Gallery is hosting a closing reception for local artist Joel Reid today between 4 and 6 p.m.

The show, titled “Robots in Disguise,” is about transcendence and how a temporary disguise can be used to transition to a new and better reality, Nicola Valley Community Arts Council vice president Anya McVean told the Herald via email.

“Joel Reid has developed a unique art style, drawing on the traditions of abstract expressionism. His raw and emotionally-charged paintings have a graphic quality and signature of urban graffiti, but his works are more introspec-tive,” the press release states.

Reid’s artwork will be on display at the courthouse gallery at 1840 Nicola Ave. until June 28.

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RIDING FOR THEIR LIVES Over 140 cyclists rode into Merritt’s Visitor Centre at the junction of Highways 5 and 97C on Saturday morning

for a pit stop on their ride from Kelowna to Delta. The cyclists were part of the Ride2Survive, an annual 400-kilometre, one-day ride that raises

money for cancer research. Now in its 10th year, the ride has raised well over $2.5 million for the cause. At their stop, the riders enjoyed macaroni

and cheese casseroles prepared by local Rotarians. Emily Wessel/Herald

Daredevil to attempt rocket jump in MerrittOn Aug. 23, Mad Mike

Hughes will attempt to put Merritt on the map. The California-based daredevil plans to do that by performing a 2,000-foot,

world-record-setting jump in his rocket at Sturgis Canada.

“The whole world will know about Merritt, B.C.,” Hughes said over the phone from California, where he works as a private limo driver.

He said he’s in negotia-tions with a TV station to film the jump and air it on the 40th anniversary of Evel Knievel’s famous Snake River Canyon jump

in September.Hughes has the distinc-tion of already being the world record holder for the longest distance rocket

jump, which he gained by breaking the Snake River Canyon jump with a half-mile journey over the Colo-

rado River in 2010.This time, he’ll do some-thing Knievel never did: launch himself in the rocket

again.“Personally, after I did it

the first time, I know why Evel Knievel didn’t do it

twice. It scared the pee out of him,” Hughes said.Hughes built the steam-

powered rocket himself using knowledge of aerody-namics he gained by work-ing as a NASCAR fabrica-tor and taught himself the rest.

“I started with nothing. I built the whole thing, the ramp, the rocket, designed it, engineered it, tested it, built the heating systems...“I taught myself,” he said. The rocket is powered by

superheated steam, which is contained in a 77-gallon stainless steel tank from a 1950s airplane, in which it

was used to hold oxygen for the pilots, Hughes said. The volume of water he

uses to create the record-breaking thrust is a trade secret, he said. “Basically, when you put water under pressure, it will not boil. It just keeps building pressure,” he said. “When you unleash this thing, it is like unleashing the devil. There is no way

to stop it.”The rocket is only on the

ramp for half of a second, and the water only steams for four seconds.

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On Aug. 23, Mad Mike Hughes will attempt to put Merritt on the map by performing a 2,000-foot, world-record-setting jump in his rocket at Sturgis Canada.

The City of Merritt is moving ahead on its economic development strategy, even if approval came later than expected.

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KLC says goodbye to 50 graduatesOne way to look at graduation

is as if it were a run – not every-one will finish it the same way, but on paper, it’s all the same for those who make it to the finish line.

On June 13, a total of 50 students of various ages from the Kengard Learning Centre (KLC) and South Central Interior Distance Education School (SCIDES) received their high school diplomas.

The KLC building on Merritt Avenue houses the SCIDES pro-gram, alternate education program and adult program.

The alternate program is for students who don’t fit in to the structure of the traditional school and the adult program is for adults who want to go back to school and get their Grade 12 diplomas.

For some of the 27 graduates at the ceremony, graduation day was a long time coming.

Keith Wilson, 44, said he decid-ed to go back to school because most jobs require a Grade 12 education.

“I got tired of getting laid off all these other jobs after the four, three-month probation period, so I said, ‘Well, I might as well get my Grade 12 and see if I can get a different job,’” Wilson said.

He said he was able to get his diploma at his own pace and with the help of KLC instructors.

Getting to cross the stage was a hard journey for Fran Bob. The 42-year-old said she’s made wrong decisions in her past and had to overcome trials and tribulations, racism and bullying to get to her Grade 12 graduation.

She said she dropped out when she was in Grade 10.

Bob was determined to gradu-ate, however, and that’s what led her to go back to school and earn her diploma.

The spark that drove her back to school was seeing her nieces and nephews graduate.

Her children were there to cel-ebrate with her.

Brad Swakum, 18, and Jasmine Swakum, 21, both said they’re proud to see their mother gradu-ate.

“Pursue your dreams,” Brad

said to his mother. Bob said she now wants to

study criminology in post-second-ary school.

Graduate Stephanie Hilash also said it has been a long road for her. The soon-to-be 24-year-old had her daughter when she was a teen-ager and dropped out of school to be a mother.

Seventeen-year-old Jamie Fong told the Herald she plans to work now that she’s graduated high school.

The 2014 graduation marked the end for both the students and the principal of KLC, Alan Mackay-Smith, who has been an educator for 32 years and principal of KLC for eight years.

He told the Herald that gradua-

tion day is monumental, especially for KLC graduates.

“They’re not your typical graduates that have gone through 12 years of school and graduated. They all have a story, some of them because they’ve chosen to do things differently and others that have had life situations get in the way,” Mackay-Smith said.

“Our philosophy of educa-tion is different. If you come in and take coursework with us, we let you set the pace and the way you’re going to get things done,” Mackay-Smith said. “If you’re used to having an educator that’s setting deadlines and pushing you, pushing you – that’s not what we do.”

He said students take responsi-

bility for their own education.“These folks have really found

the maturity to be leaders of their own education,” he said. “It’s the way education should be, from my perspective.”

At the convocation, incoming principal Colleen Mullin told the grads their paths to graduation have been different from that of many students graduating from this district, noting some have gone through situations some people cannot comprehend.

“But in the end, you’ve been able to meet your challenges and achieve,” Mullin said.

School District 58 superinten-dent Bob Peacock told the gradu-ates the important thing is that they completed the task, equating attending school to doing a trail run.

He said some complete that run faster than others; some walk, some sprint, some take a break before carrying on and some – as with school – hate the run.

“Interesting thing is, though, when you get to the finish line, and you cross the finish line like you’re doing today, it doesn’t matter when you got there or how you got there. There’s always people that are cheering you on and you feel really good about it,” Peacock said.

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Twenty-seven graduates from the Kengard Learning Centre crossed the stage on June 13 to receive their Grade 12 diplomas. Michael Potestio/Herald


Next council meeting: Tuesday, July 8, 2014Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca

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Applications are invited for the position of Casual Maintenance / Labourer for the Leisure Services Department in the City of Merritt.

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Detailed resumes attached with a cover letter will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday, July 04, 2014 and should be addressed to:

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REPLACEMENTRFP 07/14

The City of Merritt is seeking Requests for Proposals from qualified proponents for the installation of new radiant heaters for the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.

This project includes the removal and disposal of the current heaters and the procurement and installation of new radiant heaters.

Proposal documents may be obtained from the City of Merritt website www.merritt.ca or from Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

There will be an optional site visit on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 10:00am at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, 2075 Mamette Ave, Merritt, BC

Proposals must be received in a sealed envelope and labelled: “RFP 07/14 - Nicola Valley Memorial Arena – Heater Replacement Project by 2:00pm, June 26, 2014 at:

Merritt City Hall 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Any and all inquiries must be submitted in writing to:

Larry PlotnikoffLeisure Services Manager, City of [email protected] ext. 206

The City of Merritt reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposal,

to waive defects in any proposal document and to accept the quote which it

may consider to be in the best interests of the City. The lowest cost proposal

or any proposal will not necessarily be accepted.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALMERRITT CENTRAL PARK PROJECT (deadline extension)

RFP 06/14

The City of Merritt is seeking Requests for Proposals from qualified proponents for the Merritt Central Park Upgrade Project.

This project includes the removal and relocation of the current sand volleyball courts, construction of an outdoor regulation size lacrosse box, and the design and construction of a combination washroom/concession building.

Proposal documents may be obtained from the City of Merritt website www.merritt.ca or from Merritt City Hall, 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Proposals must be received in a sealed envelope and labelled:“RFP 06/14 - Merritt Central Park Upgrade Project” by 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 09th:

Merritt City Hall 2185 Voght St., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Any and all inquiries must be submitted in writing to:

Larry PlotnikoffLeisure Services Manager, City of [email protected] ext. 206

The City of Merritt reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposal, to

waive defects in any proposal document and to accept the quote which it may

consider to be in the best interests of the City. The lowest cost proposal or any

proposal will not necessarily be accepted.

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Register in advance at the Civic Centre250-315-1050 or the Aquatic Centre 250-378-6662

Come down and meet the Mayor. This is your opportunity to bring forth ideas on how we

can make Merritt a better place to live and do business, ask questions about something you don’t understand or if

something has transpired that you have not received a proper resolution with.

Mayor’s DROP IN SESSION

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1611 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Community Room Downstairs at City Hall.

CelebrationsTUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014

All activities will be held at Rotary Park7:00 AM -9:00 AM

Pancake Breakfast – Knights of Columbus

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Various Activities – bouncy castle, entertainment, games,

face painting by Smart Step, Fire Dept, DJ, vendors11 AM - NOON

Nicola Valley Community Band

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Art in the Park – Nicola Valley Community Arts Council

NOON – 1:00 PM Flag Raising - Royal Canadian Legion, Speeches,

Babies of 2013, Canada Day cake

1:00 – 3:00 PM Q101 Games in the Park

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Thank YouThe Conayt Friendship Society would like to thank everyone for coming out to celebrate Aboriginal Day. We would like to say a huge thank you to our

sponsors, volunteers and the families that all came together to make this year’s Aboriginal Day a success.

Without the good people showing up to share, visit and be a part of the event at Voght Park, the event would not have been the success it was this year.

SPECIAL THANKS to the volunteers who took care of the stick games, dancing, singing, drumming and to the individuals and families who came

out to take part in the events for the day.

IT WAS A GOOD DAY TO BE INDIGENOUS!

Special Thank Youto BJ Moore and his crew of forest re ghters from the Merritt Forestry Of ce. BJ Moore and a crew of 25 re ghters were there, volunteering for the day. It was so good to have these young men and women assist us in the events for the day, they did everything from helping raise tipis, distributing water, and caring for the Elders.

to the youth that volunteered to do security and help with the days activities: Cane Billy, Travis Spa-han, Destiny Coutlee, Saphire Charters and Leeza Squakin.

to our main sponsors: Canadian Heritage, the Nicola Valley Native Veterans, BC Hydro Power Smart, the Nicola Tribal Association, the Success by Six program and School Dis-trict 58 for their monetary donations.

We would like to acknowledge and thank the businesses that donated gift certi cates and prizes for the day’s festivities:

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God the Word, the World

When we look at what was set up on Earth as the laws of God, we need to look at our own country. Just look at all the laws we have. What are they good for? How could the country function without laws? Think about driving down the road with no laws to guide us. It would just be chaos. Unsafe.

Laws are for good but what happens when we disobey these laws? We pay the penalty.

In Heaven, God says, “The wages of sin is death.”

That seems a bit harsh, don’t you think? The same verse says, “But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ, our Lord.”

When Jesus came to this world He came as an unborn child. From birth to the end He lived as a person, just like you and I. He understands every phase of life that we have to face. When we fail, we can ask for forgiveness. Jesus will not only forgive, but He helps us to overcome our obstacles.

When Jesus comes to take His people

to Heaven, He will not take willful sins. We now have the choice. We are not forced to live with, and die with our sin. We can ask Jesus to forgive and live with the peace that comes with the promise of the joy of Heaven. You see? Jesus creates in us, with His sinless life, so we can have the assurance of Heaven.

In the final judgment, Jesus will be our lawyer. He will represent us to God, the Judge, and plead our case, covering (hiding) our sins with His blood. What a peace of mind to have our Friend, Jesus, who knows our story and will stand with us, especially when we really need Him.

We are very blessed. We are not forced, but have a choice to love or not to love Jesus. That gives us a more peaceful life when we are not forced into things, but have a choice.

Let us look at the old testament leader who said, “Choose you this day when you will follow.”

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Not guilty verdict in banned weapon trial

A local man was found not guilty of knowingly possessing a prohibited weapon in Merritt provincial court last Wednesday after the Crown failed to prove he knew it was in the trunk of his car.

Tyler Grieve was on trial for the charge of occupying a vehicle in which there is a pro-hibited weapon – brass knuckles discovered upon the incidental search of his vehicle after he was arrested for possessing drugs.

Prior to the main trial addressing the charge, a voir dire,

which is a trial-within-a-trial to determine admissibility of evi-dence, was held to determine if police had reasonable and probable grounds to arrest Grieve in the first place.

The arrest was made for possession of drugs for the purposes of trafficking.

Crown prosecu-tor Frank Caputo and defence lawyer Dmytro Antonovych questioned Grieve and two officers involved in the case.

Court heard that on May 1, 2013, Grieve was pulled over by police who were acting on a tip from a paid informant.

The informant told Merritt Const. Derrick Francis that Grieve – a man known to Francis – would be driving a silver Chevrolet HHR – a vehicle Francis knew Grieve drove. The informant also said Grieve would be in possession of crack cocaine contained in a silver lighter case.

Francis told court that at about 2:22 p.m., he spotted the Chevrolet HHR pull up to the Double D Inn. He said he saw Grieve exit the vehicle, enter a unit and leave approximately three minutes later. Fran-cis said he knew the person who lived in

that unit to be a crack cocaine user.

He said based on the information he received from the informant and Grieve’s activity he witnessed, he believed Grieve was trafficking crack cocaine.

Francis said he radi-oed his partner, Const. Ryan Dell, told him the direction Grieve was driving, what he’d observed and what he believed took place. Grieve was pulled over by Dell, asked to exit his vehicle and arrest-ed. Francis attended the scene to act as safety officer.


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Last week, I fell asleep one night and when I woke up in the morning, it was 1952.

At least that’s what I felt like as I perused the news and came upon a not-so-glowing review of a certain piece of Justice Minister Peter MacKay’s “wisdom.”

MacKay was at an Ontario Bar Association meeting two weeks ago

when he responded to a Toronto Star article in which he was asked why so few women and visible minori-ties sit on federally appoint-ed court benches.

In the article, MacKay gave the reason that women aren’t applying.

It seems reasonable that they can’t get positions they don’t apply for.

But wait. The intrepid report goes deeper. Why aren’t women applying?

MacKay’s response: because they’re too busy being mommies.

Women have a greater bond with their children than men, he reasons. They see the long, demand-ing journey toward those highly esteemed positions in Canada’s court system as taking away from their abil-ity to live up to that special

bond.Last week, in the face of

much criticism, MacKay elaborated on those com-ments and stood staunchly by them.

He told reporters there is “no question” that women have a greater bond with their children than men, especially when those children are really young.

MacKay smirked at reporters and told them, “We need more women to apply to be judges. It’s that simple.”

However, he’s not shar-ing the number of applica-tions by women for judge positions to back up his statement that not enough are applying.

How noble, that in their quest for parental superior-ity, women sacrifice their own ambitions. How very

motherly of them to be the martyr for their babies.

Somehow, the omni-scient narrator of mothers’ lives, MacKay knows the bond women feel with their babies.

Throw in the towel, ladies. Mystery solved. We can work all we want, but now we know that we are doomed to sacrifice every-thing for the well-being of our babes, because ambi-tions take away from that well-being.

What about the 81 women who work as feder-ally appointed judges in Canada? How did they get to be there?

Should we be concerned about the well-being of their children?

But don’t worry, it’s not our fault. It’s Mother Nature’s fault. It’s just the

biologically predetermined risk you take when you are a female parent.

Actually, wait. MacKay, in his infinite wisdom, said it is our problem because we’re not applying, there-fore we can’t get positions we don’t ask for. Neener-neener.

The notion behind MacKay’s comments is so stupid it would be laugh-able if it wasn’t so widely held. It’s that old, out-of-date opinion that the most important job for a woman is motherhood, so it goes against the natural order when she follows her ambi-tions in other areas.

Being a mother is very important. But it also says nothing about the impor-tance of other ambitions.

A brief history of teacher demands

VICTORIA – A few things have changed since the last all-out teacher strike in B.C.

That was just two years ago, when the B.C. Teachers’ Federation was coming off its second-ever voluntary agreement with a 16 per cent raise over five years and what the union termed an “enhanced” signing bonus of $4,000. Even with special teacher-only top-ups, BCTF members almost rejected the last of the government’s big-spending pre-Olympic labour deals signed in 2006.

By 2012, outraged teachers were back on the legislature lawn, howl-ing for another 16 per cent, with backup vocals provided as usual by HEU, CUPE, BCGEU and other public sector unions that settled for less. Teachers had just sailed through a crippling global recession with a series of raises, but were oblivious to all that.

Last week the protest venue switched to Vancouver, where both the crowd and the demands looked a bit thinner. The signing bonus target is up to $5,000, but the raise is a mere eight per cent over five years (com-pounded, for those who passed math), plus another huge basket of cash dis-guised as benefit improvements and so forth. Government negotiators put their total compensation demand at 14.5 per cent.

One obvious dodge: they want the bottom two steps of the teacher salary grid dropped. That’s simply a raise for entry-level teachers. Admittedly those are rare creatures these days with shrinking enrolment and ironclad seniority rules that allow retired teach-ers to monopolize substitute work.

Something else that’s changed since 2012 is that the government has granted the BCTF’s wish to bargain directly with the province.

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Making being a good parent and a good employee mutually exclusive things is so, incredibly, frustratingly limiting to women.

By falsely putting mothers on such a pedestal, framing them as martyrs who forego their own ambitions for the sake of their children, he’s simultaneously villainiz-ing those women who do stay in the work-force and — gasp — excel by framing them as mothers who value their bonds with their children less than those pious others.

The horror.In reality, women are just as diverse as

men in their abilities, ambitions, and yes, even their bond with their children.

Not only is it a catch-22, it’s wrapped in layers of guilt for inevitably failing to meet undue expectations to excel in both arenas at all times in order to justify merit for being in both.

There is nothing wrong with deriving satisfaction and meaning from life from parenting, and that applies to both sexes.

The problem here is that MacKay falsely pits that against women deriving satisfaction from other areas of life, such as those outside the home.

Really, if MacKay is so concerned about women’s relationships with their children, maybe he should make comments relating to issues with adequate, afford-able child care; women’s health rights; or maybe, just maybe, encourage equality of the importance of both motherhood and fatherhood.

So you want to be a lady judge? Throw

your application in the pile, but fair warn-ing: no guarantee you’ll be treated with respect once your resume ends up in the hands of Canada’s highest-ranked justice official.

If you need more evidence of MacKay’s gender stereotyping, look no fur-ther than the emails he sent to Department of Justice staffers on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

He commended mothers for their ability to work full time in and out of the home, changing diapers, packing lunches, running after school buses, and planning dinner.

On Father’s Day, he didn’t mention any household chores, and instead commended fathers for guiding and loving their chil-dren to shape who they will become in the future.

It makes absolutely no sense to stereo-type parental roles in this way. Both parents change diapers. Both parents teach their children in the hopes they’ll become won-derful people.

It is no coincidence that the emails to male parents and female parents were very different, and how convenient that his camp can simply shrug and say, “But they were innocent well wishes!”

Sure, they were innocent well wishes made from the trenches of an idiotic mind-set. Sure, just like it’s womankind’s noble quest for parental superiority that makes its members reluctant to apply for positions in the oh-so-fair federal court system.

It couldn’t possibly be that archaic atti-tudes such as MacKay’s discourage women from applying to an old boys’ club.

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The education min-istry executed a take-over of the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association after last year’s election, and installed veteran indus-trial union negotiator Peter Cameron. He’s backed up by long-time labour specialist Lee Doney, whose task is to keep the teacher deal within Treasury Board limits that have defined

all other public sector union settlements.

Doney made it clear last week that no medi-ator is going to come in and “split the baby” as long as the BCTF posi-tion is so far beyond the current compensa-tion framework.

Despite constant union complaints of low wages and deterio-rating working condi-tions in B.C. schools, education grads remain lined up around the

block hoping to get in. Why is that?

For those who have been exposed to life outside school for a while, it’s fairly simple. The job market out here in the real world is tough. And here’s how the real world evaluates a teaching job.

Start with 189 working days, each nine hours long as per the accepted defini-tion, and the top-heavy

seniority list that places the average teacher sal-ary at around $72,000 a year. That works out to $42.32 an hour, plus a suite of benefits that most private sector employees can only dream about, starting with three months of prime-time vacation.

I am occasionally lectured by teachers that the job goes far beyond five hours in the classroom and an additional four hours

a day preparing and marking. They throw out different estimates, variously defined. Alas, it’s a salaried job, and we salaried employ-ees in the real world don’t waste a lot of time counting hours. Here’s the work, here’s the deadline, here’s the pay. Take it or leave it.

Consider another union demand that seems to be just anoth-er thinly disguised raise. The BCTF

wants a large increase in preparation time for elementary school. There are no duties being added here. For this one item, gov-ernment negotiators calculate the cost to taxpayers at $86.2 mil-lion every year by the fifth year of the BCTF proposal.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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School District 58 fin-ish writing exams, their teachers continue to walk the picket line in the second week of their full-scale walkout.

On a rainy Tues-day morning, teachers from multiple schools in Merritt gathered for a rally outside of Central Elementary School. After a speech by Nicola Valley Teach-ers’ Union (NVTU) president Peter Vogt, they disseminated in the downtown core to distribute information sheets.

They met up outside MLA Jackie Tegart’s Merritt office where Vogt addressed the crowd again. Tegart was not at her office.

Central Elementary School was chosen as the site of the rally because it has a class of 28 students, 11 of whom are identified as special needs students, the NVTU stated in a press release. Other classes at Central Elementary have four or more students with special needs, the press release states.

Addressing a crowd of about 60 outside the school, Vogt said the labour dispute isn’t about money, but rath-er political will.

“In 2001-2002, there were few, if any, classes with four or more spe-cial needs students in them and those classes were made smaller if three or more special needs students were in them,” Vogt said.

He said the fact classes such as the one at Central Elementary exist is a disgrace given the millions and billions spent elsewhere on such initiatives as the new roof at BC Place and the 2010 Olympic Games.

Due to the labour dispute, the summer reading program for primary students has been cancelled by School District 58.

SD58 superinten-dent Bob Peacock told the Herald the program is the only summer

school program offered through the district.

Report cards are not being issued to students in kindergarten through Grade 9, Peacock said.

However, depend-ing on how the labour dispute plays out, there is a chance students could receive those report cards this com-ing fall. Peacock also said all students will be moving on to the next grade unless they have already been informed otherwise.

The Labour Rela-tions Board has deemed producing final grades for students in Grades 10 through 12 as an essential service.

Vogt told the Herald that under the essential service order, teachers are required to verify the latest marks each school board has for students in Grades 10 through 12.

Peacock said he’s assuming teachers will adjust grades in accordance with how a student performed this past term for those three grades.

Peacock said stu-dents in Grades 10 through 12 should get their report cards in the first week of July.

Provincial exams are proceeding, but the social studies 11 exam and English 10 exam have had written por-tions removed.

Grade 12 exams are unaffected because they were given an essential service designation from the LRB and will be marked by teachers.

Peacock said exams were supervised by either administra-tion or district staff. Some Grade 10 and 11 exams are being marked by local admin-istration staff and Grade 12 exams are being marked at the provincial level.

Final exams in class-es were not adminis-tered this year, Peacock said.

In regards to the class with 11 students with special needs which Vogt pointed out, Peacock believes there is a difference of opinion between the two sides on which stu-

dents should be identi-fied as having special needs and which should not.

At the provincial level, 30-year veteran labour mediator Vince Ready declined to mediate the dispute between the teachers and provincial govern-ment due to a booked schedule. Over the course of his career, Ready has worked on more than 7,000 com-

mercial and labour dis-putes in Canada.

Outside of Tegart’s office, a few Merritt teachers said they were well received by people they talked with when they walked around the downtown.

At the office, Vogt told a crowd of about 45 people that although money isn’t the top pri-ority in this dispute, it’s important teachers are paid a fair wage.

He told the Herald he thinks the two sides are getting close in terms of wages.

“Probably within a per cent,” Vogt said.

Vogt said he still hopes a deal can be reached between the two sides by the end of June, but he’s given up trying to figure out where this dispute is headed.


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Suzuki cleans up at high school awardsMerritt Secondary

School graduate Kait-lyn Suzuki took home a bevy of awards in multiple classes from the high school’s awards ceremony earlier this month.

The Grade 12 stu-dent earned 10 awards on June 4.

Suzuki won awards for having the top marks in Grade 12 French, English, drawing and painting, history, biology and physics classes.

She was also named to the principal’s hon-ours list and took home the Mayon Cup, which is awarded to the Grade 12 student who has the highest academic stand-ing.

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recipients of the Rotary Service Award, which is presented to the student who contributed the most to the functioning of the school through hours of service.

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Suzuki told the Herald that though she spends enough time doing home-work in order to do a good job and spends time studying, there is more to this recent gradu-ate than just her studies.

“It’s not all I do,” Suzuki said,

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“It keeps me busy, which I like,” she said of the various activities that demand her time.

“I do spend a fair amount of time watch-ing TV, too,” Suzuki said with a laugh.

Next fall, the lifelong Merrittonian will venture away from home for the first time when she begin her post-secondary edu-cation at the University of Victoria.

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“I want to go into biomedical engineer-ing, which involves the development of medical equipment, so through that I can help improve people’s lives,” Suzuki told the Herald.

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SPLASH ZONE Aboriginal Day celebrations at Voght Park on June 21 included a balloon toss game, where pairs of participants tossed a water balloon back and forth over an increasing distance — and increasing their risk of getting splashed. Emily Wessel/Herald

“I said this morning — and I do mean this — I really am hope-ful they come up with some kind of settlement by June 30. I think that would be best for everyone, including the government, but I don’t know what the govern-ment strategy is at this point,” Vogt said.

Although it was essentially a formality given the fact the union has already implement-ed a full-scale strike, secondary school teach-

ers were locked out completely on Wednes-day and today. Elemen-tary school teachers are officially locked out with secondary school teachers tomorrow.

Their students have missed the last 10 days of school while high school students missed an additional two days of instruction when the teachers’ union initiated its full-scale strike back on June 16. Secondary students have been writing pro-vincial exams since last Wednesday.

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The lighter case was empty.

He also said he found a phone and $199 in cash on Grieve.

Upon searching the vehicle, he found a small folding knife, a scoresheet and another cellphone, Dell said. When he searched the trunk he found items such as a small axe, a baseball bat, a large knife and brass knuck-les.

He also said there was an array of items in the trunk. Of the items he seized, he saw no other items related to them in the vehicle, he said. Dell said he did not ask who the assortment of items

belonged to.Dell said based

on the information Const. Francis pro-vided him and his own observation of Grieve at another residence earlier in the day, he believed Grieve to be possessing crack cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

Dell said he didn’t test the lighter case for any sort of residue.

Francis said he believed Grieve to be in possession of crack cocaine when he radi-oed Dell.

Francis also said he’s known the infor-mant since about 2009, and the informant had never given him any unreliable information.

When Grieve took the stand, he told court that he and a friend were moving in to an apartment together on that day and the items packed in the car belonged to both of them.

Court also heard that this friend was known to operate the Chevrolet HHR.

Grieve said he went to the residence Dell observed him at to have his car fixed by a man he knew. He said the man told him he needed to order a part.

Grieve said he was visiting a woman he knew in the hopes of buying some salmon from her at the Double D later in the day. However, the woman didn’t have any to sell him, he said.

Judge Chris Cleave-ley concluded there to be reasonable and probable grounds to arrest Grieve based on the evidence from the constables and previ-ous cases cited by the Crown.

However, during the main trial, Cleaveley determined that the Crown did not prove Grieve knew the weap-on was in his vehicle.

He said more care should have been taken with regards to where in the trunk the weap-on was found.

In court, Grieve denied having any knowledge of the weapon. He said he didn’t put it in the trunk, nor did he know how it got into the vehicle.

Antonovych said there was no evidence that Grieve knew the weapon was in his car.

Caputo said the owner of a vehicle is presumed to know what they are carrying with them, with which Cleaveley disagreed.

Cleaveley said that he didn’t believe any-thing Grieve had told him, but the Crown failed to prove its case that Grieve knew the weapon was in his car.

He said he came to that conclusion as he believed that Grieve was moving that day, and that his friend was

known to operate the vehicle from time to time.

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Mud bogs this weekend PLAYING THE ACE

The Merritt Volleyball Association and Cooper’s Foods raised $3,500 for the BC Children’s Hospital through this year’s Volleyfest tourna-ments. The association put on the mixed and ladies’ tournaments in April in partnership with Cooper’s, which provided refreshments, prizes and gift baskets.

In its two years, the tournament has raised about $6,000 in total for charity. The Merritt Volleyball Association is looking at donating to the Make A Wish Foundation next year.

Pictured, from left: the Merritt Volleyball Association’s Dave Finch, and Cooper’s Foods managers Shawn Ashdown and Paul Davidson.

Emily Wessel/Herald

Make it three for three. The North West Mud Racing Association (NWMRA) is back in Merritt for its third annual mud races.

This weekend, mud rac-ers in street-class cars and in classes A through E, pro cut and pro paddle classes will once again let the mud fly through a 200-foot-long mud pit at the old Merritt Mountain Music Festival

grounds. NWMRA president Gavin

McDonald told the Herald the event will have a conces-sion on site and there will be three large tents to provide shade.

The action begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and the mud will fly again on Sunday at noon.

Registration for the races closes at 10 a.m. on Saturday.


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FAQs about morning back pain

Why does my back hurt more in the morning and feel better as the day goes by?

Whenever you have a back or neck prob-lem, keeping the area moving will prevent it from seizing up. Unless the neck or back has had a recent traumatic injury that requires immobilization, keep-

ing an injured area moving conservatively will help to make it feel a little better and also speed up the healing time. Therefore, when you are lying in bed for hours and not moving, it only makes sense that a pre-existing neck or back problem will tight-en up further. Then, in the morning after a hot shower and moving around the house, the symptoms will lessen.

Do I need a new mattress since I wake up each morn-ing sore?

Unless your mattress is very old, I would typ-ically say no, you don’t need a new mattress.

If you sat down and thought about it, mat-tresses don’t just all of sudden stop providing the support your spine needs when sleeping. Therefore, the mattress that you were using a month ago while your back or neck felt fine is not all of sudden caus-ing pain in these areas. Again, the reason you are waking up sore is because the injured area of your back or neck is not moving at all while you sleep. As a result, these areas will tighten and become more symptomatic.

I have tried resting my injured back or neck, but the

pain just keeps coming back. Why?

Research has shown, particularly with non-traumatic neck and back injuries, that if you don’t undergo any treatment whatsoever for your problem, the pain will likely go away or at least lessen. However, my comment to this is that even if the inflammation and pain dissipate, the lack of mobility in the problematic joints and muscles may not be restored. This is where the chiropractor can help. Whether the joints and muscles of the spine are sore or not, a chiropractor is highly

trained to restore and maintain the mobility of the affected joints. Once this is accom-plished, then the joints and muscles can heal fully and not be prone to a reoccurrence of the same problem.

Continued in the Thursday, July 3 edition of the Merritt Herald.

DR. COLIN GAGESpinal COLUMN

Do you some-times dream of the perfect weekend getaway? They are not always so easy to arrange, especially if you are keeping an eye on finances, or there are children to consider.

With a little creativ-ity and imagination, it is possible to create that perfect weekend right at home. If you have children, you might agree with friends to take each other’s chil-dren, so each couple

can have a free week-end. Then you can plan the ‘holiday’ just as you would if you were out of town.

Depending on your interests, you might check out museums or art galleries, with lunch at a sidewalk café. There are many eve-ning activities — musi-cal events or theatre from which to choose. Or you might decide on a special evening at home. If you enjoy cooking together, you might savour a leisurely pace with dinner lasting a couple of hours. Or you could bring some-thing in to eat, and rent a special movie. You could plan for relaxing baths or nurturing mas-sages.

If you are alone, you can still plan a lovely weekend for yourself.

Forget the regular chores or activities you generally do on the weekend, and only do things you love. You might putter in your garden, read a good book, listen to (or play) music or do some writ-ing. The main thing is that you give yourself a ‘mini-vacation’ from your usual routine.

The nice thing about a ‘vacation’ at home is that you save travel time and money.

More importantly, such a weekend just might serve to remind you about the real mean-ing of leisure time. If you truly get a sense of what it means to expe-rience leisure, you just might want to incorpo-rate a little more of it into your life. For most of us, that would be a very healthy thing.

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Strong winds fail to blow Carr off courseBy Ian WebsterTHE HERALD

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Call it homefield advantage if you will.

Local golfers clearly got the better of their out-of-town opposition last Friday, winning all four divisions of the Black’s Pharmacy Senior Men’s Open.

The one-day, 18-hole event was played in very blustery, almost gale-force, conditions that had participants working hard to keep their scores presentable.

Leading the charge was Merritt’s Brad Carr, who managed to forge a very credible score of two-over-par 74 — good enough to top the list of low gross golfers, and good enough for a two-stroke victory over fellow Merrittonian Jim Irving and last year’s overall winner, John Perrie from Kelowna.

“It was tough out

there,” said Carr, shortly after finishing his round. “[The conditions] really wear on you physically. Being from Merritt was a big advantage, no doubt. I kind of knew what to expect and how to adapt.”

Carr said he went up two clubs for most of the day when hitting into the strong, swirling winds.

Defending champion Perrie might have given Carr a real run for his money, but the difficult conditions finally caught up with him on the par-four 17th hole. His first tee shot went out-of-bounds left; his second caught a fairway bunker on the right.

Perrie managed to rescue a seven on the hole, but the damage was done and he had to settle for a second-place tie with Irving.

“The wind was a huge factor today,” said

Perrie, who is coming back from a complete knee replacement just seven months ago. “It was very intimidating.”

The blowing condi-tions didn’t seem to unsettle another local golfer. Brian Niehaus, a 13-handicapper normal-ly, shot an astonishing 78 to record a low net score of 65, three better than Brian Popp out of Kamloops.

Niehaus’s stellar round included a pair of deuces on holes five and 14.

“I was very pleased with my game today,” said Niehaus. “I had a good round.

Merritt golfers also took the second flight titles, as Jack McNeil had a low gross score of 84 and Ray Emmerick checked in with a low net total of 70.

A total of 61 golfers took part in this year’s Black’s Pharmacy Open.

SWINGING AWAY Merritt’s Brad Carr irons out his game on the 15th hole en route to winning the Black’s Pharmacy Senior Men’s Open on Friday at the Merritt Golf and Country Club. Sixty-one golfers took part. Ian Webster/Herald

BLACK’S PHARMACYSENIOR MEN’S OPEN

Results

Flight 1 - Low Gross

1. Brad Carr, Merritt 74 2. John Perrie, Kelowna 76 3. Jim Irving, Merritt 76 4. Adrian Reynoldson, Merritt 78 5. Harv Grummett, W. Kelowna 80

Flight 1 - Low Net

1. Brian Niehaus, Merritt 65 2. Brian Popp, Kamloops 68 3. Gerry McKinnon, Kamloops 69 4. Doug Doige, Merritt 69 5. Dave Mitchell, Kamloops 71

Flight 2 - Low Gross

1. Jack McNeil, Merritt 84 2. Ernie Jones, Merritt 90 3. Pat Gormley, Merritt 94 4. Dwight Reynoldson, Merritt 95 5. Ray Amos, Clearwater 95

Flight 2 - Low Net

1. Ray Emmerick, Merritt 70 2. Richard Magnusson, Merritt 70 3. Dennis Morrison, Ashcroft 71 4. Brian Henderson, Cache Creek 71 5. Carl McColl, W. Kelowna 72

Vanderhoof’s Fasten and Merritt’s Mackay dominate at Merritt SpeedwayBy Ian WebsterTHE HERALD

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There’s nothing like winning to ease the discomfort of driving seven hours to get to your event.

Mike Fasten, from Vanderhoof, put his highway driving practice to good use on the dirt track, winning all three Street-class races on Saturday at the Merritt Speedway.

“Yeah, it’s a long drive alright,” said Fasten of his regular trek to the Nicola Valley and back, “but [racing’s] what I enjoy doing.”

Also enjoying things on a beautiful Saturday night at the local race track was Merritt’s own Brad Mackay, who picked up two first-place finishes and a second in the always-competitive Hobby class.

Mackay, 25, made the big move up this season from the four-cylinder Bomber division to the

open Hobby class. He’s enjoyed considerable success with his recently-acquired 1982 Monte Carlo.

Mackay’s win in the 30-lap main event almost seemed easy. He surged to the front early in the race and just steadily pulled away from the rest of the competition. At one point, it almost looked like the Hobby rookie might even lap the field.

“That was my objec-tive, get a good start,” said Mackay of his basic racing strategy.

One of many in the crowd who were impressed by Saturday’s racing was longtime fan Norma Nelson from Logan Lake.

Affectionately nick-named ‘Mama Andretti”, Nelson has been faithfully attending races at Merritt Speedway for years.

“I just love to watch,” she said.

The next racing date is July 5 at 6 p.m.

MERRITT STOCK CAR ASSOCIATION RACE

WINNERS

Saturday, June 21

Fastest LapsBomber 4-cyl. #98 Challen Hughes 20.698 6/8-cyl. #09 Bill Fader 20.707 Street #35 Mike Fasten 21.289 Hobby #80 Jack Allgrove 20.638

DashBomber 4-cyl. A #32 Tim Fowler B #26 Jason Schapansky 6/8-cyl. #12 Les HoneywellStreet #35 Mike FastenHobby #26 Brad Mackay

HeatBomber 4-cyl. #13 Lloyd Morris 6/8-cyl. #09 Bill FaderStreet #35 Mike FastenHobby #80 Jack Allgrove

MainBomber 4-cyl. #32 Tim Fowler 6/8-cyl. #09 Bill FaderStreet #35 Mike FastenHobby #26 Brad Mackay

THE COUNT OF MONTE CARLO Merritt’s Brad Mackay (left) and his #26 car (above) are enjoying considerable success in the Hobby class at the Merritt Speedway this season. Mackay won twice on the weekend. (Below) Logan Lake’s Norma Nelson is an avid racing fan. She came prepared for the sunny condi-tions on Saturday, briniging her own umbrella. Ian Webster/Herald


By Ian WebsterTHE HERALD

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Merritt bull rider Ty Pozzobon was in fine form last week as he picked up a pair of wins out on the Prairies.

On Thursday, at a PBR event in Hillburn, Sask., the 23-year-old Pozzobon took first place in the long go with an 86 score on Mister Mugs, then followed that up with a winning points total of 87.5 on board After Shock in the championship round.

Pozzobon’s pay day from the two victories in Hillborn was a shade over $3,900.

On Saturday, at a CPRA competition in Sundrie, Alta., Pozzobon finished in a three-way tie for first place, scoring 82.5 on the Franklin bull 923.

On Tuesday of this week, Pozzobon earned just over $9,000 in placing second at a PBR rodeo in Ponoka, Alta.

Scores of 83.5 on Scare Tactic and 88 on Axis of Evil placed Pozzobon in the runner-up position, just behind his good friend Chase Outlaw, who was a

winner in Merritt at the end of May.

Pozzobon has a busy week ahead as he is in Reno, Nev. on Thursday then

travels to Williams Lake on Saturday, before hightail-ing it to Ponoka and Aidrie, Alta. for rodeos on Sunday and Monday respectively.

By Ian WebsterTHE HERALD

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Thirteen athletes from the Merritt Otters Swim Club travelled to Lumby on the weekend for the fourth competition of the summer swim season.

Conditions could not have been better for the outdoor event with sunny skies and warm tempera-tures.

“Their hard work in practice and in dryland training is paying off as a number of our swimmers recorded personal bests on the weekend,” said Otters head coach Chelsea Harris.

The highlights included Miranda Cavaliere (Div. 1) and Paige Asseslstine (Div. 2) shaving four and seven seconds respectively off their PBs in the 100-metre individual medley.

Ashley Cavaliere (Div 1) knocked an amazing 11 seconds off her per-sonal best in the 50-metre breaststroke, and Jensen Cavaliere improved her PB in the 100-metre butterfly event by four seconds.

Not to be outdone by

the lasses, Isaac Asselstine (Div. 1) dropped his 50-metre butterfly best by eight seconds, while Mathias Redknap (Div. 2) clipped seven seconds off his PB in the 100-metre freestyle event.

Once again, the Otters swimmers in attendance showed tremendous sports-manship.

“They showed everyone what a unified team should look like,” said Harris.

This weekend, the Otters are in Revelstoke.

SPORTS

Thunder bantams headed to ProvincialsBy Ian WebsterTHE HERALD

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For the first time in four years, the Nicola Valley Minor Lacrosse Association has qualified a team for Provincials.

The NVMLA Thunder bantams punched their ticket to the B.C. champion-ships on Vancouver Island by winning all three of their games at the zone play downs, held at the Shulus arena on the weekend.

The Thunder took the

zone title in dramatic fash-ion, beginning and ending the weekend with a pair of 5-4 wins against tough opponents.

Saturday morning, Mack Stead scored the only goal of the third period in his team’s victory over the second-seeding Shuswap Outlaws.

Sunday afternoon, it was Gordon Ware with the game winner late in the sec-ond period as the Thunder edged the Penticton Heat.

In between the two

nailbiters, the Thunder routed the winless Kamloops Rattlers 13-1.

Weekend scorers for the Thunder were Stead (6), Fred Ware (6), Gorden Ware (3), Tom Girard (2), Jessie Landerkin, Anthony Tulliani, Travis Simon, Tanveer Bansi, Parker Finch and Spencer Vaughan.

Kaelen Lester picked up all three wins in net for the Thunder.

The team heads to Victoria-Esquimalt for the Provincials, July 9-13.

The Nicola Valley Thunder bantam lacrosse team: (back row, left to right) asst. coach Brian Kelly, Spencer Vaughan, head coach Rick Baker, Connor Ouellet, asst. coach Jon Stead, Tom Girard, asst. coach Shane Simon, Max Bose, (middle row) Gorden Ware, Jessie Landerkin, Keenan Wudrich, Travis Simon, Anthony Tulliani, Fred Ware, Parker Finch, Micaela Smith, (front row) Tanveer Bansi, Liam Kelly, Kaelen Lester, Colton Macauley. Missing: Honey Grismer-Voght. Ian Webster/Herald

Pozzobon wins twice on the weekend

TOP DOGGIE Merritt’s Ty Pozzobon rode After Shock to a winning score of 87.5 in Hillborn, Sask. last Thursday. Bryan Myers Photos

Man U and Chelsea take MYSA titles

A double overtime goal by Sabrina Samra was the difference in Chelsea’s hard-fought 5-4 win over the Green Machine in the Grade 8+ championship game on the final weekend of MYSA soccer. The Chelsea team: (back row, left to right) coach Scott Webber, Adam Tippe, Abram Jackson, Makayla McRae, Aaron Tippe, Sahil Bansi, Maddison Webber, Sabrina Samra, (front row) Faith Campbell, Logan Blatchford, Jasmine French, Dawson Geier, Madison Rauch, Tanveer Bansi, Amrit Samra, Renée Stockwell. Photo submitted

Otters perform swimmingly in Lumby

ARM POWER Merritt Otter Mathias Redknap competes in the backstroke event in Lumby on the weekend. Photo courtesy of Stef Zabek

Manchester United edged Pumas 3-2 in a well-played Grade 6-7 final of Merritt youth soccer. The Man U team: (back row, left to right) coach Jonathan Cooke, coach Russ Willey, Taleesha Clarke, Amy Manuel, Nicolas Willey, Leif Ellingsen, Amar Wilkhu, Brody Pattison, Logan Moorhead, Jeanette Wilson, coach Shelly Moorhead, (front row) Keaton Robinson, Nick Anscomb, Taylor Nicholls, Makyla Cooke, Kyra Etchart, Josh Desrochers, Nema Shokraee, Damien Spahan. Photo submitted

JUST IN!Former Merritt Otter

Taylor Carmichael, now swimming year-round with the Kamloops Classics, won one gold and two bronze medals at the B.C. AA Long Course Championships on the weekend in Victoria.

Look for a full story in the July 4 edition of the Merritt Herald.

Phone 250-378-4241 with any events that you may be hosting or email: classifi [email protected]

Archery PracticeTuesday 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Gun RangeContact BJ Moore for more info250-280-0304BrowniesMondays 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Central School - 250-315-7410CMHA - Merritt ClubhouseFireside Center - 2026 Granite Ave.Wed/Fri 9 am - 2:30 pmShirley 250-378-5660Central School PacFirst Tuesday 7 p.m. Lunchroom - 250-378-4892Community ChoirMondays 7 p.m. - Fall to SpringCollettville Elementary - 250-378-9899Court Whist - Fun GameWednesdays 7 p.m.at the Seniors Centre 250-378-2776Drop-In SoccerTuesdays & Thursdays: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.Girls & Boys 16+ welcome 250-378-2530Drop-In VolleyballMondays 7 - 9 p.m. CMS. 250-378-6212.Girl GuidesWednesdays 5:30 -7:00 p.m. Central School - 250-936-8298Ladies’ Curling LeagueWednesdays 6 & 8 p.m.Call 250-378- 8175 or 250-378-4917Living With Loss Support GroupNo meeting in June, July, & August. Support still available. Call Marilyn at 250-378-3513Merritt Curling ClubFor League Information 250-378-4423Merritt Duplicate Bridge Club

Tuesdays 7 p.m. Seniors’ Centre 250-378-5550 Merritt Elks Lodge ClubsSecond & Fourth Wednesday 8 p.m. Elks Hall 250-378-9788Merritt Lawn BowlingSun., Tues., & Thurs. at 7 p.m.2050 Merritt Ave. 250-378-2095Merritt Lions ClubFirst & Third Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Best Western - Han’s Golden Wok 250-378-9509Merritt Moms PrenatalPost Natal Support group. Monday - Friday - 8:30 a.m. 250-378-2252Merritt Mountain Biking Assoc. Wednesdays 6 p.m. - rideE: [email protected]: #merrittbikingNavy League Cadets of CanadaWednesdays 6 - 9 p.m. Cadet Hall - Ages 9-13 welcome 250-280-6944Merritt Snowmobile ClubSecond Tuesday 7 p.m.Civic Centre 250-315-1082Merritt’s Women in BusinessSecond Wednesday 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Merritt Desert Inn 250-315-5851Nicola Naturalist SocietyThird Thursday - 7:00 p.m.NVIT. www.nicolanaturalists.caN.V. 4-H ClubSecond Tuesday - 6:30 p.m.Central School - 250-378-5028Nicola Valley Better BreathersThird Wednesdays 1 p.m.Trinity United - 250-378-6266 N.V. Community Band Tuesdays 7 p.m - MSS Music Room 250-378-5031 or 250-378-9894

NVCACMeets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm at The Art Gallery. 250-378-6515 www.nvartscouncil.comN.V. Dirt Riders AssociationLast Wednesday 7 p.m. Garden Sushi - Scott: 250-378-3502 N.V. Fall Fair Third Monday 7 p.m.2145 Quilchena Ave. 250-378-5925N.V. Fish & Game (except July and Aug.)Third Wednesday 7 p.m.2236 Jackson Ave. 250-378-4572 or 250-378-4904N.V. Heritage Society Last Wednesday - Baillie House250-378-0349N.V. Quilters GuildFirst & Third Thursdays Civic Centre 7 p.m. 250-378-4172N.V. Search & RescueSecond Monday 7 p.m. at the airport - 250-378-6769 N.V. Thrift StoreFirst Tuesday - NVGH basement 250-378-9100N.V. Women’s Institute Second Wednesday - 1:30 p.m. For locations, 250-378-2536One Way Krew Youth GroupTuesdays 7 - 8:30 p.m. Crossroads Community Church - 250-378-2911Pathfi ndersMondays 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Central School - 250-936-8298Patricia Rebekah LodgeSecond & Fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. Lawn Bowling Club Rocky Mnt. Rangers CadetsTuesdays 6 p.m. 250-378-1302 or 250-572-3775

Royal Canadian Legion #96Executive Mtg. Second Thursday 6 p.m. - Regular Mtg. Fourth Thursday 7 p.m. 1940 Quilchena - 250-378-5631Royal PurpleFirst & Third Mondays 1:00 p.m. - Downstairs @ Elks Hall 250-378-6788Rotary Club of MerrittEvery Thursday - NoonBrambles Bakery Cafe. 250-378-5535Sagebrush Spinners and Weav-ers GuildTamarack Gardens every other Thursday at 11:00 AM Bev at 250-378-2787. Rotary Club of Merritt - SunriseEvery Tuesday - 7 a.m. Brambles BakerySeniors’ Mixed CurlingMondays & Tuesdays 1 - 3 p.m. 250-378-5539Soup BowlTuesdays 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Anglican Church HallSparks Mondays 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Central School - 250-315-7410Teen Centre / FiresideThursday & Friday 3:30-7:30 p.m. 250-378-5660Valley Scrapbooking250-936-8298Valley Visual Artists General club informationFran McMurchy - 250-378-4230Vintage Car Club - MerrittSecond Wednesday - 7:30 p.m.Anglican Church HallAl 378-7402 Jack 378-2662 Ska-Lu-La WorkshopAl - 250-378-7402 Ted - 250-378-4195

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THE CHURCHES OFMERRITT WELCOME YOU

Crossroads Community Church

Merritt Baptist Church 2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme)

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist Church

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

Trinity United Church

GIANT YARD SALEFall Fair Building Lindley Creek

Road. Satudays 9 to 3. Sundays 10 to 2. July 5 & 6, July 19 & 20, August 2 & 3, August 9 & 10. Over 80 tables of treasures and more. Donations gratefully accepted only during yard sales hours above or Sunday 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Info at 378-2303 or 378-6773

SPENCES BRIDGEFarmer’s / Flea Market. Every

Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Clemes Hall

COMMUNITY GARDENSCheck out the Community

Garden and experience a relaxing outdoor yoga adventure among the plants. Every Thursday 5:15 - 5:45 pm. A new instructor every week. The gardens are located behind the hospital.

Community Gardens workshops. June 26 - Square foot garden-ing, presenter Yvonne Lord. July

17 - Prepare for fall gardens, presenter Diane Lavoie. Everyone welcome.

MERRITT DANCE SOCIETY

Ongoing pre-registration. For more information contact Selena at 250-378-7266

NICOLA VALLEY FARMERS MARKET

Nicola Valley Farmers Market 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. every Saturday rain or shine, in the parking lot beside the Baillie House. Come down and enjoy fresh home grown veggies, flowers, baking, arts and crafts made and grown here in our Nicola Valley. A great place to socialize and enjoy the day. Vendors call Market Manager: Lang Mackenzie 250-939-8605 or Sue 250-378-2031

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDThe Navy League is in need of

officer’s and volunteers to help out with our growing Cadet Corps. Our children are age 9 to 13 and we meet every Wednesday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. If you have past experience or are inter-ested in becoming a part of our Corps please contact us. Ellen 250-280-6944, Debra 250-280-4086 or email at [email protected]

KNITWITSLove to knit or crochet? Or

are you a novice interested in learning more about knitting or crocheting in a friendly and wel-coming setting? Come on down to Brambles Bakery Thursday evenings. Bring your yarn and needles and join in the fun.

COURTHOUSE ARTGALLERY

The Valley Visual Arts (VVA) will be holding a weekly creative art session, in the artists room at

the Art Gallery, every Thursday between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Everyone welcome to stop in and see their work.

MARVELLOUS MUTTSMarvellous Mutts & Rehoming

Merritt Branch, are always look-ing for foster families. If you would like to help by fostering a fur-kid, until they find a fur-ever home, please contact Margie at [email protected].

NV REMOTE CONTROL FLYER

We are starting a new club in town for flying model aircraft. We fly at various locations around town. New members welcome. For more info, call Jack 250-378-4371.

TRINITY UNITED CHURCH

1899 Quilchena Ave. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sundays - for children ages 4 to 8 years.

Children learn of God’s love through stories, music, crafts and fun. More information: Gail 250-378-9706

MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE

Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: Crib & Whist 7 p.m. Tuesday: Bingo 1 p.m., Duplicate Bridge 7 p.m. Wednesday: Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m., Court Whist 7 p.m. Thursday: Floor Curling 1 p.m. (third week - shut-in lucheon) Friday: Rummoli & Games 7 p.m.All seniors welcome.

SENIOR-IN-TRAININGPositions now available for

Senior-In-Training. Applicants must be 40 years or older. Qualifications include a will-ingness to have fun and enjoy the company of others. Contact Seniors Association at 250-378-3763 for more information.

• STAIN GLASS• SUN CATCHERS• NIGHT LIGHTS• PICTURE FRAMES

Available at Creative Company2074 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, BC

Monday - Saturday Ph: 250-378-0813

Stain Glass by Almerina Rizzardo

7 Day Weather Forecast for Merritt, BC - Thursday, June 26, 2014 - Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Thurs. June 26

Chance of Thundershowers

High: 25˚CLow: 14˚C

Fri. June 27

Cloudy PeriodssHigh: 21˚CLow: 12˚C

Sat. June 28

Isolated ShowersHigh: 20˚CLow: 10˚C

Sun. June 29

Isolated ShowersHigh: 20˚CLow: 10˚C

Mon. June 30

Cloudy PeriodsHigh: 24˚CLow: 9˚C

Tue. July 1

Mainly Sunny

High: 25˚CLow: 11˚C

Wed. July 2

SunnyHigh: 28˚CLow: 12˚C

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Creative Landscape Designs Portfolio of Past Designs Irrigation Systems Patio and Stonework Water Features Pruning Ground Maintenance

Serving Merritt with Excellence for over 20 years

[email protected]

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL

Would you like to see a movie theatre in Merritt, then the Merritt Community Cinema Soceity can use your help!

If you would like to help donate to this wonderful cause please make cheque payable to Merritt Community Cinema Society and mail it to:

1952 Eastwood Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1K3

For more information

call Rich Hodson250-378-6794

Phase 2has started.

Goal to reach $155,000 for

design & architect fees


CARL HENRY JURREITJune 7, 1938 - June 28, 2007

Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day,

unseen, unheard, but always near

Still loved, still missed & very dear.Your loving family

ANTONIO CAVALIERE 1942 - 2013

Treasured memories hold you nearSilent thought bring many a tearTears in our eyes we can wipe

awayBut the love in our heart will

always stayWe make no outward show

To what it meant to lose youOnly we will ever knowWe love and miss you.

AANTOONINIO CAVAA AVV L1942 - 2013

AssuntaTerry, Lindsay, Valerie, Luc, Addy, Chloe,

George, Jensen, Miranda

It has been one year since we lost our beloved husband and father, Papa, uncle, father-in-law, friend and co-worker to cancer.

The Christy family would like to recognize and send our heartfelt thanks to Dr. E van der Merwe and staff, to Maureen Lisle from the Hospice Society for her constant support and compassion, and to the “Angels on the Eighth Floor” at RIH for six years of wonderful care and concern both on the oor and off. We would also like to thank all of our friends for the many ways you have supported us and still care during these very dif cult times.

We would like to thank the nursing staff at Coquihalla Gillis. Our time there was short but they did everything in their power to make Lorne comfortable. Our gratitude to Pat and her nurses at the Palliature Care Unit for their practical advise and ever-present interest.

In Loving Memory

February 2, 1943 - June 25, 2013

Lorne Douglas Christy

Born to Ole and Svea Evindsen in Prince Rupert BC, Alma and family lived in Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Anyox and Alice Arm.

Alma moved to Port Hardy in 1937 where she met and married T.H. “Jeff” Clarke, Jeff died in 1953. In 1959 Alma married Colin Wood “Coli” Graham in Port Hardy where they lived until 1969 when they moved to Fort St James, then to Vancouver and then in 1978 to Merritt where they have lived ever since.

Alma is survived by her loving husband of 55 years “Coli” Graham, 10 children: Dorothy, Jean, Geoff, Marjorie, Tom, George, Beth, Gordon, Sharon and Irene; daughters-in-law Marilyn, Arlene and Mary Ellen, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, sister in law Leila Evindsen, nephew Drew and two great nephews, as well as numerous other young people to whom she opened her heart and home.

Alma was pre-decreased by her rst husband, her son Gerry, daughter Audrey, her parents, her only brother Ronald, 5 grandchildren and one great grandchild.

A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on July 5th, 2014 at 1pm. Friends are cordially invited to join the family in celebrating her life.

Alma Bertha Laura Graham

July 11, 1917 to June 18, 2014

MERRITT FUNERAL CHAPELCelebrating lives with dignity

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2113 Granite Ave.Merritt, BC

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10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri.

1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday

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We sadly announce the passing of Donald Gordon McDonald, known to most as

“Gordie” or Grandpa Mac on June 17, 2014.

Gord is survived by his daughters Jenda (Surinder) Ghog and Sharon (Jay) Page,

and his son Robert (Jenny) McDonald and his Grandchildren, Julia, Andrew, Sara, Adam and Emily and great grandchild

Sylvan. He is also survived by his sister Alice (Doug) Richardson of Tlell,

Queen Charlotte Islands. Gord was a long time resident of the

Merritt and surrounding area, a war vet from the Forestry Corp, Sawmill owner (till

1966)and nally auto recycler. He was born in Helkirk Alberta on October 27, 1920.

A Celebration of Gord’s life will take place at the Quality Inn meeting room, on June 28

2014, at 4:00 pm for tea and fellowship.

Donald Gordon McDonald

Mrs. Doreen Marjorie Shea

passed away peacefully in Merritt on June 15, 2014, aged 76 years. Survived by her children Cathy, Doris, Darrell and Colleen, and the grandchildren Cory, Brian, Fern, and Victoria,

Adam and Aaron, Marina, and Brandy, Derek, and Samantha. She is prede-

ceased by Robert Charles. A Celebration of Life will

be held on June 28, 2014 at 1 PM at Merritt Funeral

Chapel with her grandson Fern of ciating.

c/o 3451 Voght St., Merritt, B.C. V1K 1C6Contact: 250-280-4040

A Cut FingerGrief is the deepest wound you have

ever had. Like a cut nger it goes through stages and leaves a scar.

Hospice SocietyMerritt & District

Lower Nicola Indian Band SchoolPosition:

LEARNING ASSISTANT TEACHERThe Lower Nicola Band School is seeking a dynamic individual to serve as the Learning Assistance Teacher. This individual will oversee the Learning Assistance Program, proposal writing, supervise the SEA Staff, work closely with the classroom teachers, design and monitor IEP’s, liason with Therapists and Professionals in the community for assessments, make referrals, follow up and maintain good communication with parents. It is expected that this individual will implement a holistic approach to working effectively with the students and Staff.

Quali cationsCategory 4 or 5 Teaching Degree; Teaching • Certi cation - BC College of Teachers;Teaching experience, preferably in a First Nations • School;Training and experience in working with special needs • students;Excellent communication, leadership & interpersonal • skills;Experience in supervising support staff; proposal writing, • some principal assisted duties;Excellent organizational, communication and • interpersonal skills;Knowledge and experience using Assistive • Technology.Working knowledge of curriculum, effective instructional • methodologies and a holistic approach to meeting the individual learning needs of students;Willing to continue to gain new knowledge and skills, • be exible, positive and be a team player;Experience in developing and implementing IEP’s and • special needs programming;Knowledge of N’lakapamux Language/Culture an • asset.

Criminal Records Check is mandatory for all positions.

SALARY: NegotiableDEADLINE: June 27, 2014START DATE: August 25, 2014

Interested candidates to submit resume and cover letter and three references to:

Angie Sterling, PrincipalThe Lower Nicola Band School

201 Horn Road MERRITT, BC,, VIK 1M9Phone: (250) 378-5527 Fax: (250) 378-6389

Email: [email protected]

It was a year ago June 26th 2013

your life was suddenly taken from us.

Sadly missed but will never be forgotten,

loved forever and always in our hearts!

Joanne, Dianna and Roy.

There will be a potluck BBQ on Sunday June 29

at 1:00 pm in the park overlooking Logan Lake

in Memory of Ruth TREES AND THINGS

by Ruth Kirwan Behind the moonBeyond the rain-

There is a land calledOver the RainbowThe land of Trees

The land of wonderful thingsWhere everything is possible

Where dreams can be dreamedAnd our hearts desire is only-

A wish away.Where snakes become

Wise dragons and kingsAnd monsters magical

Wizards of scary delight. Behind the moonBeyond the rain-

There is a real answerTo search for meaning

Through encounters with theMarvelous dreams in Trees

and Things. Splendid imaginings

beyond realityHope beyond hope and

future dreamsWalked through magical forests

And small meetings of children allowing

G+For every extra-ordinary -Bad thing, scary things,

fantastic things.And trips to wondrous worlds

Of a higher consciousnessAll found throughTrees and Things!

Ruth Kirwan

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58(NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

COMPUTER TECHNICIAN IIApplications are invited for the position of Computer Technician II with School District No. 58, (Nicola-Similkameen) in Merritt.

This is a 12-month per year, 7.5 hours per day posi-tion. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement.

The district has a high percentage of First Nations and other multicultural students and so being sensitive to cultural diversities would be an asset.

Job Description: Based out of Merritt and reporting to the Mainte-nance Supervisor the Computer Technician II posi-tion works with other technicians and the District Technology Coordinator to support infrastructure and education related information technology. This position primarily includes deploying, main-taining, optimizing and repairing iPads, computer labs (fixed and mobile), servers and network infra-structure.

Qualifications:Completion of a two-year certificate or diploma fo-cused on information technology or computer elec-tronics.Experience in a wide range of technology opera-tions including current server operations. Micro-soft certification (MCSE) is an asset.Comprehensive Linux (Debian) experience in server configuration and communication systems.Demonstrated ability to work with, maintain, deploy and troubleshoot both Mac (OSx and iOS) and PC hardware (Windows 7 and 8). Administer security measures on all hardware, software and network communication equipment.Knowledge of iPad deployment and management through the use of an MDM.Experience in network design and maintenance. Demonstrated administration of VOIP and network based systems is an asset.

Job Requirements:Occasional travel to Princeton may be required as part of this position.Collaborate with other technical staff to optimize district IT.Capable of working independently.Work with all school personnel, students, contrac-tors and suppliers in a professional manner while providing excellent customer service and maintain-ing confidentiality.Valid Class 5 Drivers License or greater.

For information regarding qualifications, please refer to the district’s website under Jobs, Support Positions, and Current Job Opportunities (Job Code #711490). Application forms are available at the School Board Office, 1550 Chapman Street, Merritt, BC, Princeton Secondary School, 201 Old Merritt Road, Princeton, BC or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca, click on Jobs/Support Positions and search under ‘Current Job Opportunities’ and follow the prompts. Applications, including a de-tailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until July 4, 2014. Please forward to:

Attn: Secretary TreasurerSchool District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen)

P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St.Merritt, BC V1K 1B8Fax: (250) 378-6263

Only those applicants being interviewed will be contacted.

Lower Nicola Indian Band Department: PUBLIC & CAPITAL WORKS

Position: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN ASSISTANT

Reporting to and under the direction of the Public Works Clerk, the Maintenance Technician Assistant is responsible for assisting in water sampling, minor repairs and maintenance to community buildings and updating and maintaining the Public Works ling system.

Areas of responsibility:Performs all duties and responsibilities in accordance • with Lower Nicola Indian Band policies and procedures;Gather water samples, including analyzing, • documenting, sealing, packaging and sending to Provincial Health Authorities;Conducting minor repairs and maintenance to LNIB • buildings;Updating, maintaining and improving Public Works • ling system;

Required quali cations

Grade 12 graduation or equivalent• Knowledge and experience in general maintenance • and repair;Good interpersonal skills to deal effectively with • people;Good communication and organizational skills;• Good computer skills; • Knowledge of general work safe procedures;• Possess WHMIS certi cate (Workplace Hazardous • Materials Information System);Physically able to meet the demands of bending, lifting • and twisting positions;Must have a class 5 driver’s license, mandatory;• Interest in pursuing a career in Construction and/or • Public Works eld.

If you possess the necessary quali cations and skills, please forward your cover letter, resume and salary expectations, in the strictest con dence, by July 4, 2014, to:

Lower Nicola Indian BandHuman Resources Department

181 Nawishaskin LaneMerritt, B.C., V1K 0A7

Email: [email protected] Fax: (250) 378-6188

Please insert Maintenance Technician Assistant into email subject heading.

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Drivers with Class 1 & Certi ed Welders. Steady employment

with overtime available. Please submit resume in person to

1195 Houston Street, Merritt B.C. 250-378-6161

Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly PostingJOB TITLE:

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING COORDINATOR (ETC)

REPORTS TO: Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly (CNA) General ManagerCLOSING DATE: 4:00 P.M. JULY 11, 2014

The CNA is a newly established federally incorporated not-for-pro t corporation operated by 8 Indian bands for the purpose of implementing agreements signed with the Highland Valley Copper (HVC) Mine and the Provincial government related to the operation of the HVC mine near Logan Lake. This is a full time position with a four year term.

POSITION PURPOSEWork with the CNA and HVC to develop an annual Employment and Training • Plan related to the HVC Mine operations as required by the HVC Participation AgreementDevelop Annual Plans and Goals for training and employment opportunities with the • each of the following Bands’ members (Coldwater, Nooaitch, Shackan, Ashcroft, Cooks Ferry, Nicomen, Siska, and Boston Bar) with HVC Mine and its contractorsCoordinates with existing training providers to implement plans, monitor and report • on these plans

KEY RESULT AREAS AND TASKSCoordinates recruiting activity and serves as CNA human resources support contact • for Highland Valley Copper Mine and/or its contractors for employment, training, or contracting opportunitiesOffers advice to the Bands on employee relations matters, policy interpretation, • recruitment, training and development strategies, and employee morale and engagement with Highland Valley Copper Mine and/or its contractorsWorks closely with the C.N.A. Manager and appointed representatives from each • of the Bands to strategically identify, prioritize and build organizational capabilities that align with the organizational goals and priorities for employment and economic development, and implements effective performance management tool to ensure employment and hiring or training within Highland Valley Copper Mine and/or its contractorsWorks with Highland Valley Copper Mine and/or its contractor’s human resource • managers to guide and facilitate the recruitment, community engagement process when needed, and assists to ensure operational compliance with obligations under the Citxw Nlaka’pamux Implementation Agreement, Economic and Community Development Agreement, Interim Participation Agreement, and Nlaka’pamux Legacy Trust are adhered to Works with Highland • Valley Copper Mine and/or its contractors to identify workforce strategies and employee engagement initiatives, and facilitate employers’ recruiting requests and initiatives to enhance the likelihood that Participatory

BANDS’ MEMBERS WILL BE HIREDMaintain computerized system and website for tracking job opportunities, • employers, clients, and employment placementsRelationships and Supervision• Reports to the CNA General Manager, and works to build relationships with the • Bands.Travel will be required to attend job fairs, meetings with educators, trainers, • employers, employment and other agencies and meet clients in their homes

POSITION REQUIREMENTSPost-secondary education in business, human resources, education or related • eld.• At least 3 years of experience in career facilitation/career development with

a diverse population, and experience working with First Nations peoples. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; networking and relationship building skills, with a strong ability to organize, prioritize and maintain con dentiality,A valid BC Driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle with appropriate • insurance for work related purposes.Understanding of First Nations issues an asset• A understanding of employee/employer relations principles and practices in a • unionized environment;Demonstrated facilitation, training and presentation skills and communication skills, • and will be expected to lead initiatives in the areas of attraction and retention, employee relations, leadership and employee development.

For more information contact Wayne Kaboni, CNA Manager, at (250) 378-6174 or email at|: [email protected]

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 209 Cooks Ferry, British Columbia V0K 2LOOf ce Address: 2249 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt British Columbia

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Help WantedSeeking PT/ FT Certifi ed Traffi c Controllers. Must have valid drivers licencse. Apply by phone 250-718-1357 and Fax Resume to: 250-767-2507 or Email: coralie@allsafetraf-fi c.com

Home Care/Support

CAREGIVERSDengarry Professional

Services Ltd.is seeking caregivers for 24hr. support of individuals with mental / physical / developmental disabilities in the Okanagan area.Contact Kristine at(1)250-554-7900 for

more detail.

Professional/Management

PRINCIPAL, St. Christopher’s Mon-tessori School, Victoria, BC, begin-ning August 2014. One of Victoria’s oldest and most established Mon-tessori Schools. Quaint two-class-room school house caters to 80 Pre-K and K children. Current BC teaching cert. or equiv.; min 5 yrs teaching; team & admin. leadership; excellent interpersonal skills; com-puter, budget & supervisory experi-ence. Montessori cert. highly de-sirable. Send CV by July 11, 2014 to [email protected].

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Garage SalesGarage Sale1405 Government Ave.Sat. June 28 8am - 4pmSun. June 29 8am-2pm

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INVITATION TO TENDERDATE OF ISSUE: June 20, 2014

Tender No. T14 – FD1

MERRITT FIRE HALL PHASE 1 TRUCK BAY ADDITION

The City of Merritt (the “Owner”) invites Tenders for Truck Bay addition to the Merritt Fire Hall located at 1799 Nicola Avenue, Merritt, BC.

The project consists of the construction of an addition of a truck bay to the ex-isting Merritt Fire Hall. The tender is for a general contractor who will be respon-sible for the entire project. The general components of the Work includes, but not limited to structural, mechanical, electrical and all general requirements.

The work includes the provision of all equipment, labour, disposals, materials and incidentals required to complete the construction of the new truck bay as described herein these tender documents. Refer to the project drawings and speci cations for a complete description of the scope of work and services required.

Printing of Tender documents and drawings is the sole responsibility of the Ten-derers.

Tenders submitted must be accompanied by a copy of the original speci ed 10% Bid Bond and will be received:

On or before 2:00 pm local time Friday, July 11, 2014

Addenda

Tenderers are required to check the City’s website for any updated informa-tion and Addenda issued before the Closing Date at: www.merritt.ca

Any changes to the Tender documentation will be issued by means of written Addenda and posted on the City’s website and will form part of the Tender. No amendment of any kind to the Tender is effective unless it is posted in a formal written Addendum on the City website. Upon submitting a Tender, Tenderers will be deemed to have received notice of all Addenda that are posted on the City’s website and deemed to have considered the information for inclu-sion in the Tender submitted.

The City does not retain a bidder’s list or bidder’s registry.

Should there be any discrepancy in the documentation provided; the City’s original le copy shall prevail.

All inquiries are to be submitted in writing by email, no later than 3 full business days prior to Tender Closing Time quoting the Tender Name and Number sent to: Email: [email protected]

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OLD OR NEW WE HAVE WARRANTY APPROVED MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYONE

• Tune Ups • Brakes • Exhaust

• Suspension • Lube/Oil•Radiator Service • Shocks & Struts

• Air Conditioning Service

FRANK’S MECHANICAL SERVICE

2026 Mamette Avenue 250-378-1322

MECHANICMECHANICK’S MMMMMMMMEECCCCCCCCHHHHHHH

250-378-6622Location: 2865C Pooley Ave (Hack Electric) www.thewinepressmerritt.com

Quality products, friendly service!

FOR THE ULTIMATE WINE EXPERIENCE, VISIT THE WINE PRESS

Member of the RJS Craft Wine Making Academy

WINE MAKINGWINE MAKINGFFFFOFFO

Serving the BC Interior since 1911

Ben van der Gracht is in the Merritt office on

Thursdays. Drop by or call to make an appointment.

1988 Quilchena Avenue 250.378.4218

1.888.374.3350 www.morellichertkow.com

LAWYERLAWYER

ADVERTISINGADVERTISING

CFP Certifi ed Financial Planner CPCA Certifi ed Professional Consultant on Aging

It’s never too early to start planning for the future.

CFP Certifi ed Financial Planner CPCA Certifi ed ProfessionalConsultant on Aging

call me at: 250.315.0241

E-mail: [email protected]

Need help to create a plan to enjoy the life you desire today, & tomorrow?

➣Personalized Retirement Plans➣Detailed Risk Analysis➣Insurance & Estate Planning➣Strategic Retirement Analysis & much more

David L. Brown is here for you

FINANCIAL ADVISOR

IVAN’S SIDINGSALES & SERVICE

• Vinyl & Hardie Board Siding• Aluminum Soffit, Fascia & EAVESTROUGHS

“When others have come and gone, Ivan’s Siding is still

going strong”

SERVING THENICOLA VALLEYFOR 40 YEARS!

CALL: (250) 378-2786

SIDINGSIDING

MERRITT BC• Client Computer Work Stations

• Access to Training • Job Search Assistance

• Employment Counselling • Career Exploration

• Resource Library • Workshops

T: 250.378.5151

2099 Quilchena Ave., Box 358 Merritt, BC www.merrittesc.ca

The Employment Program of British

Columbia is funded by the

Government of Canada and the

Province of British Columbia

EMPLOYMENT SERVICESEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMM

Office Hours:Monday - Friday

8 AM - 4:30 PM

SERVING ALL CITIZENS OF MERRITT AND

SURROUNDING AREAS

CALL TODAY 250-378-5877New patients always welcome!

1999 Voght Street (next to the Credit Union)

PO Box 3090, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Call Today to Book Your Appointment.

Ph: 250-378-5877

STOYOMA DENTAL CLINICDENTISTDENTIST

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Are you expanding your client base?Looking for an accessible way

for people to nd you?

Contact Theresa at 250-378-4241 or Email: [email protected]

JOIN the Herald’s “Local Business Directory” page Every Thursday, Always Full Colour!

*with minimum 3 month committment

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poou expNicola Plumbing & HeatingFully Quali ed Tradesmen in..

Plumbing, Heating, Bonded Gas Fitters.Service Work & Furnace Service.

Custom Sheet MetalAtlas RV Parts & Repairs

PHONE: 250-378-4943 2064 Coutlee Ave., Merritt, BC

PLUMBING & HEATINGPLUMBING & HEATING

Business Directory

EXCAVATINGEXCAVATING

for FREE ESTIMATES: 250-378-4312

Gary’s Mini Excavating ServiceGary’’’’’’sss MMM

BEAUTY SALON

DENTISTDENTIST

Call 250-378-4888 to book your appointment.2731 Forksdale Avenue, V1K 1R9

www.dentistryatmerritt.ca

NEW PATIENTS & WALK-INS WELCOMEATTTTIIIIIIEEEEEENNNNNTTTTTTSSSSSSS &&&&&& WWWWWWAAAAAALLLLLKKKKK IIIIIINNNNNSSSSSS WWWWWFREE CONSULTATIONS

HOURSTuesday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

2 FULL TIME DENTISTS & ORTHODONTIST ON SITE

Dr. Sunil Malhotra Dr. Jaspal Sarao


Nicola Plumbing & HeatingFully Quali ed Tradesmen in..

Plumbing, Heating, Bonded Gas Fitters.Service Work & Furnace Service.

Custom Sheet MetalAtlas RV Parts & Repairs

PHONE: 250-378-4943 2064 Coutlee Ave., Merritt, BC

PLUMBING & HEATINGPLUMBING & HEATING

Learn to Play PianoLearn to Play Piano

Brenda’s Piano Studio

Phone 250.315.0340 for details

All Ages WelcomePIANO TEACHERPIANO TEACHER

HACKELECTRICELECTRIC

Reg. No. 14246email: [email protected] Pooley Ave., Merritt 250-378-5580

Residential & Commercial

Over 30 years experience

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www.tbmcleaningandrestoration.comTF: 1-877-612-0909

CARPET CLEANING

250-378-9410CLEANING SERVICESCLEANING SERVICES

Landscaping – Irrigation Design & Install

Quality Workmanship Outstanding Service

Call for a free estimate

250-378-7122

PROPERTY MAINTENANCEPROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Campbell and Co. Chartered Accountants Over 40 Years Experience

in providing professional service to all of our clients.

We are currently acccepting new clients and

look forward to meeting with you about any of

your accounting & taxation needs.

We are confident our team will add value to your business

by providing reliable and timely accounting services,

allowing you more time to grow your business.

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1988 Quilchena Ave. (Royal Lepage office)

Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Phone: 778-257-4129

e-mail: [email protected]

IN MERRITT EVERY 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY!

ACCOUNTANTACCOUNTANTCCamppppppbbbbbbbbbee

ACCOUNTANTACCOUNTANT

We love numbers. Can we work with yours?

MORTGAGE BROKER

YOUR LOCAL MORTGAGE BROKERRRRRRRRRR

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Call Harry Howard (250)378-9177

Use the equity in

your home to

Consolidate Debt, Top Up RRSPs,

or Tackle Renovations.

[email protected] • www.harryhoward.ca

JIM POJIM POTTER

MERRITT TREE SERVICE• Fully insured, certi ed faller• WSBC covered• Dangerous tree assessment

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CALL JIM at 250-378-4212CALL JIM at 250-378-4212Solutions for your tree problems!Solutions for your tree problems!

Schedule your FREE Estimate

TREE SERVICETERTER

TTT

inc.

CALL 250-315-5074

Let us help you get ready for SPRING!

REASONABLE RATES,

while using customers

time effi ciently

• Irrigation Activation

• Spring Yard Clean-Up

• Aerating • Thatching

• Seeding • Fertilization

• Turf Installation

• Retaining Walls

• Parking Lot Sweeping

CONTRACTINGCONTRACTING

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For All Your Roofing Needs

KEVIN O’FLYNN ~ THEE ROOFER35 YEARS EXPERIENCE

[email protected]

Shingles ~ Cedar ~ Metal ~ Torch-on

ROOFINGROOFING

GUTTERS • SIDING • SOFFITSALES, INSTALL AND REPAIRGUTTERS • SIDING • SOFFITSALES, INSTALL AND REPAIR

250-315-9054

EAVESTROUGHEAVESTROUGH

Eyebrow Threading or Waxing $850

Men’s Haircut $1000

ON TUESDAYS! OTHER DAYS!

Women’s Haircut $2300

Perm $6300 Pedicure $3500

Gel Nails $3500

250-315-2118 or 250-378-90002071 Quilchena Ave., Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Call and book your appointment today!

More Services Avaiable!

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$1785Men’’s sss HHHH


123 456 789

MAIN LOCATION& CLEARANCE

CENTRE

Hours:Monday to Friday

9 am - 6:00 pmSaturday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Sundays: Closed

2025 Coutlee Ave., Merritt Phone: 250-378-2332

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